Decay is an observation of how humanity reacts to their surroundings. Humanity has a capacity of using resources to build structures. They take resources, consume them, and a lot of time certain structures are abandoned and left to decay. Sometimes they decay beyond repair, and yet it is a pure example that humanity consumes without recycling in many ways. The buildings abandoned are not necessarily stripped of goods, but they are just left behind to rot.
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Chillicothe, Texas; 2013
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Ludlow, California; 2014
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Las Vegas, Nevada; 2013
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Ludlow, California; 2014
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Malibu, California; 2014
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2009
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Ludlow, California; 2014
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2012
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2012
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2012
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Chillicothe, Texas; 2013
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Ludlow, California; 2014
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2012
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San Diego, California; 2012
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2012
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Chillicothe, Texas; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2012
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2011
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2011
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Chicago, Illinois; 2013
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Chicago, Illinois; 2013
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Chicago, Illinois; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Chillicothe, Texas; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2012
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Ludlow, California; 2014
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2011
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2013
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Wendell, Idaho; 2015
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Ludlow, California; 2014